ڈھیر

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʈeː˥˩.ɾə̆/
• (atonic) IPA^(key): /ɖʰeː.ɾə̆/

Noun

ڈھیر • (ḍher) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

1. heap, pile, stack, rick, dump

Derived terms

• ڈھیری f (ḍherī, “portion”)

Adjective

ڈھیر • (ḍher) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much

Descendants

• → Pashto: ډير

Further reading

• “ڈھیر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਢੇਰੋ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ڈھیر (ḍher, “pile”), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, “pile”), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, “pile”), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, “heap, pile”).

Noun

ڈھیر • (ḍher) m (Hindi spelling ढेर)

1. heap

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ڈیر (ḍer).

Noun

ڈھیر (ḍher)

1. stomach, belly